About using commands to change the configuration options on UNIX clients and servers
When commands (nbsetconfig or bpsetconfig) are used to change the configuration options on UNIX NetBackup servers or clients, the commands change the appropriate configuration files.
Most options are found in the following configuration file:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf
If a single UNIX system is running as both a client and a server, the bp.conf file contains options for both the client and the server.
The bp.conf file observes the following syntax:
Use the # symbol to comment out lines.
Any number of spaces or tabs are allowed on either side of = signs.
Blank lines are allowed.
Any number of blanks or tabs are allowed at the start of a line.
Each nonroot user on a UNIX client can also have a personal bp.conf file in their home directory:
$HOME/bp.conf
The options in personal bp.conf files apply only to user operations. During a user operation, NetBackup checks the $HOME/bp.conf file before /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf.
Root users do not have personal bp.conf files. NetBackup uses the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file for root users.
Stop and restart all NetBackup daemons and utilities on the server after you make a change to the bp.conf file on a UNIX master server. This action ensures that all of the NetBackup processes use the new bp.conf values. This action is not required for changes to bp.conf files on a client or to a $HOME/bp.conf file on the master server.
The SERVER option must be present in the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file on all NetBackup UNIX clients and servers. During installation, NetBackup sets the SERVER option to the name of the master server where the software is installed. It is the only required option in the bp.conf files. NetBackup uses internal software defaults for all options in the bp.conf file, except SERVER.
The SERVER entries must be the same on all servers in a master and a media server cluster. Veritas recommends (but does not require) that all other entries also match on all servers. (The CLIENT_NAME option is an exception.)